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lighting, and the exclusion of the erection and removal of meters and time switches, and minor repair work by an employee of an electrical supply authority. The difficult times through which the industry is passing has resulted in considerable price-cutting with its accompanying temptation to reduce the standard of work and material. This means that the inspection work of the electrical supply authorities is considerably increased in relation to the number of installations. A large number of portable appliances and radio sets have been installed by unqualified persons and without notice to the electrical supply authorities. Reports indicate that much of this work has been carried out with a total disregard of safety regulations, and the active co-operation of the consumers should be secured so as to avoid the possibility of any serious accidents. Every one having electrical work done should ascertain, by seeing his registration certificate, that the person doing the work is registered.

Electrical Wiremen's Examination Results.

F. T. M. KISSEL, B.SC., M.1.E.E., A.M.I.C.E. Chief Electrical Engineer.

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September, 1929. March, 1930. September, 1930. March, 1931. September, 1931. March, 1932, •( Ī ■ I § . ' I I® S I 8, I Is I I'll 111 111 1 I 1N ! g i g . g ■§ a g I. i i I 31 g i a I i I g l Written Part. Alexandra .. ' .. i . . 3 Nil Auckland .. 69 12 17 59 16 ! 27 56 10 is 41 'g 20 45 's 18 37 12 32 Chris tchurch .. .. 42 12 29 25 7 28 36 13 36 25 8 ! 32 20 8 40 16 4 '>5 Dunlin .. ..25 4 16 22 6 27 28 5 18 23 1 j 4 26 4 15 19 5 26 Gisborne .. .. 4 Nil . . 5 2 40 10 2 20 10 1 10 9 1 11 10 1 10 Greymouth .. .. 5 Nil . . 10 1 10 7 1 i 14 8 1 13 9 111 6 2 33 Hamilton .. ..13 2 15 16 3 19 24 4 17 15 6 40 13 2 15 11 3 27 Hawera .. .. 7 Nil .. 4 3 75 .. ... Invercargill .. 9 Nil .. 9 5 56 12 3 25 3 1 33 'i ' i 25 *2 Nil !"! Kurow .. j Masterton .. .. 6 Nil .. 2 2 100 3 Nil !'5 Nil "l Nil 6 '» 33 Napier .. .. 12 Nil .. 8 1 13 13 2 15 12 Nil . . 12 1 8 8 1 13 Nelson .. 4 1 25 1 Nil . . 7 2 29 3 1 33 6 2 33 .. . New Plymouth.. .. 8 2 25 11 3 27 5 Nil . . 6 1 17 13 1 8 14 6 43 Oamaru .. .. 3 I 33 gp° tiki •' '2 Nil ;; "2 '1 50 '2 '1 50 pT 0a . at V •• * Si •• 7 Nil •• 6 Nil '• 3 1 33 11 4 36 8 4 50 Palmerston North .. 17 Nil .. 17 6 35 13 5 38 9 Nil 11 1 9 9 in ketone 5 1 20 3 2 67 .. .. .' Taumarunui .. j j Tauranga .. .. 8 1 13 8 2 25 7 Nil. " 3 i 33 !!!.'!! 4 Nil Timaru _ .. .. 1 Nil . . 3 Nil . . 8 2 25 6 1 17 10 3 30 6 3 50 Wanganui .. . . 9 Nil .. 9 2 22 9 4 44 9 111 7 2 *>9 Wellington .. .. 72 15 21 61 13 21 55 10 18 42 15 36 36 5 14 I 2i 11 52 Westport .. 2 Nil .. 2 Nil .. 2 Nil . . 3 Nil .. 2 2 100 Whangarei j .. .. 1 Nil .. 3 Nil .. 5 Nil .. 4 2 50 Total .. .. 318 50 16 279 72 j 26 310 64 21 233 49 21 249 45 18 187 61 j 33 Highest marks obtained . . 87 83 77 78 77 84 Practical Part. Alexandra .. 2 1 50 i nu Ck i a ? d , " •• 62 7 11 66 36 55 51 7 14 38 8 21 40 22 55 26 9 35 Chris tchurch .. .. 39 2 5 37 13 35 38 15 40 28 10 36 20 7 35 24 14 58 Diinedm .. .. 19 Nil .. 1 18 10 56 21 3 14 20 7 35 18 6 33 11 4 36 Gisborne .. .. 4 1 25 4 2 50 11 4 36 7 3 43 5 Nil . . 4 2 50 Greymouth .. . . 5 Nil . . 7 2 29 6 Nil .. 5 Nil . 6 4 67 2 Nil Hamilton .. . . 19 Nil .. I 22 10 46 20 7 35 10 2 20 12 7 58 6 3 50 Hawera .. . . 4 Nil . . 3 3 100 Invercargill .. .. 8 Nil .. 7 1 14 14 1 7 7 1 14 7 '2 29 4 2 50 Kurow .. 4 S go Masterton .. .. 7 Nil . . 4 3 75 2 2 100 5 2 40 5 '4 80 11 100 Napier .. . . 9 Nil . . 8 5 63 10 6 60 6 2 33 5 2 40 3 1 33 S elso " ■■ 2 Nil .. 1 1 100 6 2 33 4 1 25 8 5 63 New Plymouth.. .. 6 1 17 9 4 44 4 Nil .. 6 1 17 7 3 43 8 1 13 Oamaru .. . . 4 Nil . . 3 2 67 2 potiki '• •' •: ■■ 3 2 67 '3 '2 67 i 'i 100 Paeroa .. . . 5 Nil . . 7 3 43 4 Nil .. 2 1 50 8 1 13 8 3 38 Palmerston North . . 13 Nil . . 13 9 69 8 3 38 5 2 40 8 4 50 1 1 100 Petone . • • 3 1 33 2 1 50 .. Taumarunui .. 2 2 100 Tauranga .. ..12 2 17 9 4 44 6 2 33 2 Nil !! 2 1 50 Timaru .. .. 1 1 100 1 1 100 5 Nil .. 7 3 43 8 4 50 2 Nil Wanganui .. 5 Nil . . 3 2 67 5 3 60 5 3 60 2 1 50 Wellington .. .. 54 25 46 31 12 39 35 15 43 25 10 40 22 9 41 13 "5 38 Westport 2 2 100 1 Nil . . 1 1 100 1 Nil .. 1 1 100 Whangarei .. .. 4 Nil .. 5 2 40 3 Nil .. 4 2 50 3 2 67 1 Nil Total.. .. 282 j 39 14 j 260 127 49 255 72 28 192 | 62 32 188 | 85 [45" 124 53 UT Highest marks obtained .. 85 84 82 79 85 ~~84~~